sittin' on a gold mine

Lyrics

she was drivin' across nevada, when her chevrolet broke down, out in the middle of the dessert, miles from the nearest town, she spied this little ole' rundown shack, sittin' on the side of the hill, on the porch was a man and above his head, was a sign that said the golden lil, he was leather tanned and bearded, she couldn't tell just how old, he said come on in, my name's jake, these dessert nights get cold, he laid out supper and he watched her close, and she ate by the coal oil light, and he said, girl, i bet ya don't know it, but you're sittin' on a gold mine, girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine, no tellin' what it's worth, some folks gets to be mighty well off, from just a little dirt, he said, love and gold are the only two things, that can buy a better way of life, and ya may not know it but, girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine, it was two weeks later when a greyhound bus, dropped off the needed parts, and in that short time she'd weaved he way, into the old man's heart, they laughed and joked while they fixed the car, and she packed up for l.a. and as she drove away from the golden lil, she heard old jake say, girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine, no tellin' what it's worth, some folks gets to be mighty well off, from just a little dirt, he said, love and gold are the only two things, that can buy a better way of life, and ya may not know it but, girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine, she got a letter from a lawyer in vegas, a week ago today, sayin' old jake struck the mother lode, just before he passed away, there was a key to a safety deposit box, and the deed to the golden lil, and a note from jake thankin' her, for the two weeks on the hill, and it said, girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine, no tellin' what it's worth, some folks gets to be mighty well off, from just a little dirt, he said, love and gold are the only two things, that can buy a better way of life, and ya may not know it but, girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine, it said, you're sittin' on a gold mine, no tellin' what it's worth, some folks gets to be mighty well off, from just a little dirt, he said, love and gold are the only two things, that can buy a better way of life, and ya may not know it but, girl, you're sittin' on a gold mine